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Pronunciation

See also: Year pronunciation

Among experts and the general public, there is a debate as to how specific years of the 21st century, including 2020, should be pronounced in English. Although the majority of English-speakers say "two thousand (and) X" for any specific year post–1999, it is often suggested that the continuation of this type of pronunciation for the entire 21st century would be inappropriate or unnatural, given the alternative "twenty X" option. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...

Many experts agree that majority usage of "two thousand (and) X" is a result of influences from the Y2K hype, as well as the way "2001" was pronounced in the influential 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Experts also suggest that since former years such as 1805 and 1905 were commonly pronounced as "eighteen oh" or "nineteen oh" five, the year 2005 should naturally have been pronounced as "twenty oh-five".^[1] The year 2000 problem (also known as the Y2K problem and the millennium bug) was a flaw in computer program design that caused some date-related processing to operate incorrectly for dates and times on and after January 1, 2000. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1968 Gregorian calendar. ... A movie poster from the original release of 2001 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is an immensely popular and influential science fiction film and book; the film directed by Stanley Kubrick and the book written by Arthur C. Clarke. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Many people, ranging from linguistic and academic experts to Internet bloggers, predict that the "twenty X" pronunciation method will eventually prevail, but a timeframe as to when this change will occur often differs. The year 2010 is suggested by many^[2][3], while 2011^[1] and 2013 are popular as well. The latest timeframe for change is usually placed at 2020^[1] or 2100. Broadly conceived, linguistics is the study of human language, and a linguist is someone who engages in this study. ... Plato is credited with the inception of academia: the body of knowledge, its development and transmission across generations. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 2011 (MMXI) will be a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... 2100 can refer to either: The year at the end of the 21st century. ...

According to a recent press release, David Crystal, author of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, has predicted that the change will occur in 2011, to "twenty eleven", explaining that the way people pronounce years depends on rhythm, rather than logic. Crystal claims that the rhythm or "flow" of "two thousand (and) ten", beats out that of "twenty ten", but the flow of "twenty eleven" beats out "two thousand (and) eleven".^[1] Alternatively, Ian Brookes, editor-in-chief of Chambers Dictionary, suggests the change will occur in 2013. The UK Times has suggested 2020 as a final timeframe for the change, saying "If people can have “twenty-twenty” vision, then surely they should also live in the year “twenty twenty”."^[1] Professor David Crystal, OBE (born 1941 in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, UK) is a linguist, academic and author. ... 2011 (MMXI) will be a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rhythm (Greek = flow, or in Modern Greek, style) is the variation of the length and accentuation of a series of sounds or other events. ... Logic, from Classical Greek λόγος logos (meaning word, account, reason or principle), is the study of the principles and criteria of valid inference and demonstration. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Times is a national newspaper published daily in the United Kingdom since 1785, and under its current name since 1788. ...

In addition, the Vancouver olympics, taking place in 2010, are being officially referred to by Vancouver 2010 as "the twenty-ten olympics", and the London olympics, taking place in 2012, are also being officially referred to by London 2012 as "the twenty-twelve olympics". Chicago 2016, which operates the official Chicago bid for the 2016 games, refers to the "twenty-sixteen games". (Redirected from 2010 Olympics) The 2010 Winter Olympics, known formally as the XXI Olympic Winter Games, will be held in Vancouver in the province of British Columbia in Canada. ... (Redirected from 2012 Olympics) Nine cities submitted bids for the 2012 Summer Olympics, and five have made it to the shortlist for hosting the Games of the XXX Olympiad. ... Chicago 2016 Bid Logo The Chicago 2016 Olympic bid is an attempt by the City of Chicago and other cities, townships and villages in the U.S. state of Illinois to be chosen by the International Olympic Committee as the host for the 2016 Summer Olympics. ... The 2016 Summer Olympics, formally called the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, will be an international athletic event that has yet to be organized by the International Olympic Committee. ...

Scheduled events

• March — Yahoo! Inc.'s 25th birthday; opening of the Yahoo! Time Capsule.
• June — European Football Championship
• October 31 — Halloween, on a full moon
• November 3 — Presidential election and 117th Congressional election in the United States

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Confirmed but unscheduled events

The following events will happen in 2020, but haven't been scheduled yet.

• XXXII summer Olympic Games to be held
• Last nuclear power plant in Germany to be shut down
• Schapelle Corby to be released from prison for drug trafficking in Indonesia
• The World Wrestling Entertainment will present it`s 33rd edition of Wrestle Mania.

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Anniversaries

• August 26 — 100th anniversary of the U.S. Suffragist victory, confirming the right of female citizens to vote under the 19th Amendment of the United States Constitution

August 26 is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Suffragette with banner, Washington DC, 1918 The title of suffragette was given to members of the womens suffrage movement in the United Kingdom and United States, particularly in the years prior to World War I. The name was the Womens Social and Political Union (founded in 1903). ... The Nineteenth Amendment may refer to the: Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution - guarantees women the right to vote. ... The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. ...

Predicted or expected events

The following events are predicted or expected to happen in 2020.

General predictions

• British newspaper The Guardian published a series of magazines in September 2004 predicting life in 2020
• Mapping the Global Future: Report of the National Intelligence Council's 2020 Project was published in December 2004 with a long-term view of the future. The NIC is the center for midterm and long-term strategic thinking within the US Government.
• In Australia, Queensland is expected to overtake Victoria as the second most populous state of the nation.

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• According to current plans and workings for Project Constellation, NASA should be returning Humans to the Moon by 2020.
• The Russian Federal Space Agency says that they plan to be mining helium-3 from the moon by this year.
• Earliest year that power aboard the space probes Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 is expected to terminate (though either probe may function past this date).
• NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is expected to fly beyond Pluto and Charon to the Kuiper Belt Objects.

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• Future Force Warrior to be phased into United States armed forces.
• According to military analyst Thomas W. Chittum, 2020 is a likely date for the beginning of Civil War II in the United States, most probably, he predicts, in Compton due to a white gang called superfly and where, he believes, Chicano activists will declare an independent republic of Aztlan.

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• Predicted proclamation of Malaysia as a developed country, under the Wawasan 2020 plan initiated by former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
• India's 2020 Vision of becoming a developed, powerful, world superpower and an influential national-state is expected to be fulfilled.
• The People's Republic of China has stated it intends to take back Taiwan under Chinese rule at latest by 2020. The country is also predicted to become the world's largest economy by this time.

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• Completion of restoration works to the Forbidden City in the People's Republic of China.
• Completion of the National Trunk Highway System in the People's Republic of China.
• Completion of the construction of the Second Avenue Line of the New York City Subway.
• Completion of the urban revitalization of downtown Lisbon, Portugal.

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• Artificial intelligence researcher and transhumanist Raymond Kurzweil, predicts that computers will have the raw computational capacities equivalent to the human brain.

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2020 in fiction

Comics

• Comics set in 2020:
  • 2020 Visions (1997–1998)
  • Iron Man 2020
  • Superman 2020

Cover of 2020 Visions #1. ... Iron Man 2020 is a fictional character and supervillain who exists in the future year of 2020 within the Marvel Comics Universe continuum. ...

Computer and video games

• Games set in 2020:
  • Command and Conquer: Generals (2003)
  • Perfect Dark Zero (2005)
  • Super Baseball 2020 (1991)
  • TimeSplitters (2000) (the Planet X mission)
  • Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception (2006)
  • TMNT: Turtles in Time IV (Neon Night Riders) (1991)
  • Crysis (2007)
  • Keitai Denjū Telefang (2000)

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Film

• Films set in 2020:
  • Roujin Z (1991)
  • Mission to Mars (2000)
  • Reign of Fire (2002)

Roujin Z is an anime released in 1991 in Japan. ... Mission to Mars is a 2000 U.S. made movie directed by Brian de Palma. ... Reign of Fire is a 2002 action / science fiction film directed by Rob Bowman. ...

Television

• Television programs set in 2020:
  • Nights of God (1987)
  • Sealab 2020 (1972)
  • Terrahawks (1983–1984)
  • Supervolcano (2005)

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See also

• Joint Vision 2020
• India 2020
• America 2020 RPG US Videotel